Category: Qualcomm

At the IFA 2019 event in Berlin, Qualcomm has made announcements related to 5G and the key announcements include expansion of 5G mobile platforms across the Snapdragon 8 Series, 7 Series and 6 Series in 2020, Qualcomm QTM527 mmWave antenna module and Qualcomm Snapdragon 5G Modem-RF System.

Wi-Fi 6 was introduced last year based on 802.11ax technology and eventually a range of networking devices with support for Wi-Fi 6 was introduced. Now Qualcomm has announced Qualcomm Networking Pro Series platforms, its second-generation Wi-Fi 6 networking offerings for a faster connectivity experience.

Qualcomm Wireless Communications Technologies (China) Limited which is a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated has announced a strategic cooperation with Tencent Games. The cooperation aims to deliver premium gaming content and experiences to players and game developers.

The European Commission has issued an antitrust fine of 242 million Euros ($USD 272 million) on Qualcomm for engaging in “predatory pricing”. The Commission opened its formal investigation on 16 July 2015 and the fine has been issued as Qualcomm abused its market dominance in 3G baseband chipsets with the aim of forcing its competitor ‘Icera’ out of the market.

Qualcomm has just announced its latest Snapdragon 855 Plus Mobile Platform, and this is an incremental upgrade to the Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform. According to Qualcomm, this is primarily aimed at providing an elite gaming experience as it comes with an increase in CPU and GPU performance, 5G, gaming, AI and XR.

Update: Snapdragon 865 variants are said to come in two versions condenamed ‘Kona’ and ‘Huracan’, one with integrated X55 5G modem and the other one without it. It is also said to support LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 3.0 storage.

Lenovo at the Computex 2019 in Taipei announced Project Limitless, which calls as the world’s first 5G always-on, always-connected PC, powered by new Snapdragon 8cx 5G compute platform with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 5G modem. Lenovo did not share any specification of the device yet, but the prototype shows a convertible design, large screen and a fingerprint sensor.

Qualcomm already has Qualcomm Smart Headset Platform based on the QCC5100 Series Bluetooth Audio SoC introduced last year. Now it has announced a partnership with Google to add support for Google Assistant and Fast Pair support for Bluetooth headphones.

IFA, which is the world’s leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances is all set to take place at Berlin from 6th September to 11th September 2019. Many brands taking part in the event are expected to make new announcements. In similar lines, Qualcomm has also confirmed its keynote for IFA 2019.

Qualcomm today announced Cloud AI 100 accelerator for data center providers built from the ground up to help accelerate AI experiences, providing a turn-key solution that addresses the most important aspects of cloud AI inferencing—including low power consumption, scale, process node leadership, and signal processing expertise.